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The UK P&I Club has joined forces with leading marine cargo insurer Allianz AGCS Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) to publish new practical guidance for shipowners and operators on how to carry heavy-lift and project cargoes safely at sea. Recent incidents with such cargoes have led to significant ship and cargo losses as well as multi-million dollar claims for consequential project delays.

The first pocket checklist in the series is designed as an aide-mémoire to supplement owners' operational and maintenance procedures, and should be used in conjunction with other guides in this series. Conveniently organised by distinct ship area, the checklist identifies the top fifty most common causes of ship detention. The pocket checklist is particularly useful when incorporated into pre-arrival checks, to ensure consideration has been given to all areas a PSC inspector will be concerned with.

In general terms, by a process of evolution, the lashing systems in use on small container vessels andpost-panamax are very similar. The use of a computer lashing program, together with the IMO requirement for every vessel to carry onboard an approved Cargo Securing Manual, should mean a reduction in collapsed stows and losses overboard.

This pamphlet aims to identify some of the most frequent causes of cargo claims and how to avoid them. It covers damage to container cargo, how containers should be stuffed, the carriage of reefer containers, the carriage of agricultural products, dangerous goods, problems with securing equipment, container crime and container-top safety

In May 2013, the UK P&I Club, Lloyd's Register and Intercargo produced a pocket guide for ship's officers and agents who arrange solid bulk cargoes for loading. The Club is happy to announce that the pocket checklist is now available in Chinese.

How to Comply With MARPOL Annex V - New amendments governing cargo classification and the discharge of cargo hold wash water” is a new publication produced by the Club, in partnership with ITOPF, which is aimed at helping Shippers, Charterers, Owners and Crews fully understand and comply with the MARPOL Annex V changes.

Like the Club Video 'Tanker Matters', this booklet aims to identify some of the most frequent causes of cargo claims encountered on Liquid bulk vessels and how to avoid them. Covering such topics as shortage, contamination,...